Thug who stabbed young mum in front of children SMILES as he is jailed for 15 years

SICK: Anthony Johnson smiled as he was sentenced to 15 years in prison

Jealous Anthony Johnson, 31, repeatedly knifed young mum Lindsey Pawson, 24 and left her for dead.

He then called her mother and said: "I've just stabbed your daughter, she's dying."

Prosecutor Mark Kellet told the Manchester Crown Court how Johnson brutally stabbed Miss Pawson in her home on November 1 last year, in front of her hysterical young children, a boy and girl aged six and seven.

After phoning the victim's mother, he went to a pal's home and said: "I've done it bro, I've stabbed her, I've murdered her."

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TERRIFIED: Lindsey Pawson was left for dead after Johnson's attack

While Miss Pawson was recovering in hospital with two collapsed lungs and a liver injury, Johnson rang a former partner and said of the victim: "**** her I hope she dies, I'll go to hospital and stab her all over again."

“I've just stabbed your daughter, she's dying”

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The crazed thug had a lengthy history of violent offending dating back to 2002, including assaults on men using weapons like a half-brick and a knuckleduster, and domestic violence against his former partner.

In September last year, Johnson punched Lindsey Pawson in the mouth, but she did not report it to the police after he apologised and promised not to do it again.

But just a month later, he repeatedly punched her in the street during a night out, causing her head to hit the pavement.

Again, she did not complain to police.

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THUG: Johnson had a history of violent conduct

His threatening behaviour continued when he sent Miss Pawson a text on October 31, saying he would have the "last laugh".

When Johnson showed up at her door the following day, he found a text from a male friend who asked if she was okay before he "lost it completely".

The court heard how he took a steak knife from the kitchen while Miss Pawson was with her two children, who began to scream and cry.

Despite telling his terrified partner "don't worry, I'm not going to stab you, I'm going to stab myself", he followed her into the living room where he repeatedly stabbed her in the back and stomach as she cowered behind the sofa trying to fend him off.

Miss Pawson managed to flee with her children to a neighbour's house after the sick knifeman ran off, where she collapsed.

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COURT: Judge Mansell commended the victim's courage

Her son told the neighbour: "Anthony's stabbed mummy in the belly."

Sending Johnson down, Judge Mansell said: "You had not an ounce of remorse or concern for her or the children.

"The victim was vulnerable because of the control you had over her.

"The facts of this offence are of the worst imaginable case of wounding with intent with a knife."

He then commended the Miss Pawson for her courage, telling her: "I hope you now feel safe."